Machine for working uppers over lasts.



rt. t'. MUPEELY. MACHINE ron WORKING UPPBRS ovBRLAsT's.

I APPLICATION FILED 113.25, 1997. l l 988,582, Patented Apr. 4, 1911..

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R. F. MOFEELY. l MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPBRS OVER LASTS. APPLICATIQN'HLEDP12825, 1907.

Patented Apr. 4, 1'91'1.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT omiten.

ONAL F. MCFEELY, OF BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETFPS. ASSIGNOR '10 UNITED SHOE'MACHINERY JERSEY.

988,582." y Drigiinl'k 'application` filled Octoiier 31,

Alie it known tlia'tl l. lt-oniinn li'. I"i'..i.r. a i'itii/.en fot' thellnited States, residing' at Beverly. inthe roiinty of Essex andtoininonwealth oi" i'assaeliiisetts. have invented eertainlnipi'oi'einents in hn'hines- This invention relates to niaehines' forworking' iippers oi'ei' lasts -anil is hereinl illustrated as applied',t'o the pulling-over niaehine.shown in iny prior applieatn'ni torlinited States Letters vlatent Serial .wo 80.701 tiled ti'toliei 3L190i, fi'oin whir'li "this present applii'ation is a division.

' Ihe -present invention eonipi'i.-es novel nieans t'oi' wipingY themarginal poi'tioii oi" an viippei' over the edge ot' a last. Said ,meanspi'ete'i'ahl'i' .serres also to hold the lippei in overwoilied positionwhilel it is heing seenlfed to the innersole hy the tastening ini-ans`whii'h are nsiially taelis., eniployed for this purpose. y Y

Xin important l"l'e/atiire of the linvention consists in ineansI hereintei'ineda."wiper7 arranged to Vadapt itsel't" :nitonnitii'ally to thevariations in the altitude ot' the worli' wlnirehy the n pper materialsinay lie properli" wiped over last hottoins loi'ated in dii ferent.pianos or haiinpl ditl'ei'ent siirtare eonlipiii'atii'ins. is welllfnown. lasts ditt't'i" in thiifliness Aand in the longitudinalf'iirvatnre or spring7 otf their hottoin faces` and therefore lastssimilarly si'ippi'irted sometimes will present'. theiehottoin t'aees inditl'erent. altitiidesoi' planes to the. action vo'll the wiper. ditionthe wiper ot the present: invention is arranged tor verticalnior-e-inentI and vin the` veinhodiinent. of the invention hereinshownthe. 'ivipei'is vinoiinted 'toi' tilting inovei'nent and isnormally held with its i'oi'ivarit end.

in itslowei/'dnost position that itv may ,act

properly iipon a shoe having' its hotton'i iii aV relatively low plane,hiit iiiay he, tilted npwardly hy engagement. with al shoe. the hottoinof whieh oecnpies li'efei'ahly the wiper 'is t'oif'iinfd at' its for-kward end to engage the side.' of the shoe Specification of LettersPatent.

a speeiln order to ineetf this vcon#l a higher position.

COMPANY, 0F PATERSON, NEVI JERSEY, A CORPGRATION OF NEVI' MAHINEFORWZORKING UPPERS OVER LASfl.

near itsl edite and to he tilted'as it rides npwardly over the edge. ofthe bottoni ot the shoe being operated iipon. for wiping the nnn'ginalportioirot'. the iip'per over the edge ot' the last and pressing' itdown iipon the iniiers'ole. l l inglir held tilted downwardly andtherefore acts with spring' pressure tor wipingainl pressing' the iipperinto position. The ineans foijyieldingly holding' the wiper tilted asitesei'iihed also returns the wiper always to position for acting' npona shoe hottoin presented at a low altitnde.

\nothe1 t'eatin'e of the invention consistsl in the wiper arranged forlongitudinal yielding' nio\'enient with relation Ato-its earrier,vwhereby as it. is adraneed 'over the shoe it, arts yieldin'irly to'loree the upper into oi'eiiiforli'ed position. (hie of the ad-'i'antagres ot thns arranging' the lwiper on its earrieij for relativeinovenientini the diret'- tioii ot' they ad'ganee of the wiper over thelwork is that h v this` means the oai-rter ina)-v lie nio\'ed always toapredetei'inined I )osi tion without regard to the extent of nioveinent.ot the wiper. shown to whieh the invention is applied the eari'iei' tor.the wiper is also the tack carrier :l'or ,presenting the upper-securingtacks in.

position to he driven`- and it is desirable that` these taeksI heinserted at a iini'torni 4distance t'roni the. edge of the shoe,notwithstandiingr variations in the position to which the wiper isadvanced. Also in -sai'd niarhine the {i'ippers which are therein shownas employed for gripping the upper and pulling it. 'over the last.preparatory to the operation of the wiper are designed to he opened torreleasing thejiipper after the wiper Vhasl heen ladvanced into holding;engagement with -the iipper`v and vto he then withdrawn to 'make rooinfor the tack ea1'-. l'ier tio ai'lvanefe into position for the seein'-ing tacks tohe inserted. the g'rippers of said niaehine is effected hylretei'ahli.r the wiper isi-yield-v a lateh which is 'arranged to he.'operatedby the tach carrier, or a partA moving with the tark earrier, assaid earri'e'r advanee's fi "'aetiiatii'ig the wiper and positioning atar-li, v'llie grippers,are-yieldingly actuated over the last bottom and`therefore their p0- sitzion with relation to the edge of the Shoevaries according to the sizev andl elasticity Patented'Api'. 4, 1911.l190,1, Serial No. 80,704.. Divided and thisapplicatipn tiled February l25. 1.907. Serial No.359,158. v v

In the inaehine herein- The opening of l with relation to t e tac 35pressing the wiper forwardly and a Fig.l .4 is aV side elevation' on': alarg of the upper. The wiper is, therefore, mounted to occupy normal'lya position in advance. of or' projecting in front of the carrier that itmay meet the side of the shoe 5 and ride up over the edge into Vholdingenthe upper is" pressed by the wiper andtemporarlly secured. In workingthe upper over the last in this class of shoes it is important that theadvanceL of the wiper be arrested whn the rib or shoulder is reached,

for ifthejwper were forced over the rib or shoulder it not only wouldVfail to position the u perproperly against said rib or shoulder, blutit also would tend to crush down the rib, thus causing diiliculty in thesubsequent operation of permanently sewing the upper to the rib.

further :feature of the invention con- 'sists in a novel arrangement ofmeans for yieldingly holding the wiper inits normalpositionand'resisting longitudinal and tiltI lng movements of thewiperwith relation to its carrier. As herein shown, a yielding element isarranged to 'coperate with a suitably formed portion of the wi er forliso tiltmg its forward end downwardly. For this purpose an upwardlypressed dplunger ,is arf. ranged to engage an incline bysaid` plunger.AAn important advantage lof this construction is that when the wiper is,-forced by the work backvvardl against lthe lunger said plunger actswgincreasing orce for tilting the -wiper inthe direc' tion for pressingand holding the. upper .against th'einnersole, and preferably themounting of the wiper will be se cpnstruted,

arid arran ed that'thev wiper may become substantial y'rigid during thelast part of its inwardovement over the innersole.

. Other :fea ures of the invention, includin -certain Ldetails ofconstruction-and 'combinations of y Figurejl 1s aside elevation of -apulling-- overmachine to which this invention 1s l appglied. Fig. l2 isan elevation of the wiper,

tac

carrier, and carrier arm as seen from 3 is a sectional view'zon' the4line o 'Fig. 2.

showing the position of the wiper and the associated parts in- `wiping'over and securthe face on the wiper, the construction being su'ch thatthe 40 'wiper'is both pressed forwardly and tilted.

V5.5 scribed and pointed out in the claims.' have released the upp erscale;vv

a sectional view on. the line 54-5 of Fig.- 4. Fig. 6 is a view similarto Fig. 4 and shows the relative positions of the parts when the tack isbeing driven. Fig. 7 isa central vertical section ofthe machine. Fi Sisa detail view of parts shown in Fig. 7.. `igs.9,10,11, and 12 are viewsillustrating progressively the positions assumed by the wiper in theoperation of the machine. Fig. .13 is a plan view of the wiper.

The sh-oe'is prepared for the operation of pulling-over machine to whichthe invention' is herein shown. as .applied by assembling the uppermaterials, including the lining and toe stiifeners, upon a last andpacing the innersole upon the last bottom tween the marginal edges ofthe upper. The shoe isthen presented bottom uppermost against theSole-rest 30 with the u standing edges of lthe upper within tigegrippers, of which there area plurality of pairs. Only one air ofgrippers and one Wiper,` together with the parts coperating therewith,are herein shownv for t-he purpose of explaining this invention. Theother pairs of grippei's and associated parts closed and uplifted tostretch the upper about the last, which is held by the sole-rest .fromrising. When the upper has been properly tted to the `last the grippersare moved yieldingly over the last bottom, draw.. ing the upper inwardlyo ver thegrippers move inwardly,l or it may be 'sithe grippers,'tl1ewiper advances into 'engagement with the upper thus drawn .over by thegrippers for wiping itv inthe .direction of the grippers strain t ereon,pressing it and the innersole firmly last bottom' and finally 'peragainst backward movement. As'herelnfshown, the wi r carrier is .thecarmultaneously with the wi er, and afterthe with* the upper thegrippers the enga ment of the rier continues to advance a er and untilit reaches a position for insertingv a tack throu h 4the ,marginalportion of the u per materia s into. the, innersole.l Having vthepresent invention is shown as a plied, the portions of the mechanismwhic it is. desirable to consider for the purpose' of Vexp'laini'ng theinvention wi'llnow be brieiy machine may' be o tained described Acomplete description .of the that it may besecured to the innersole forQholding it in position. Immediately after.

wiper has come into ho ding, engagement-.

are opened byadvancing vcarrier with the at-ch 88 of the gri pers. Thecarer. thehgripp'ers lreference to-V may be of any suitableconstruction. When vthe machine isstartedthe grippers are the innersoler multan'eously` .with the inward movement of vdown upon .the holdingthe. up-V rier. for the tack lock halso 'and the tack block is,therefore, moved `inwardly. si'.-

us indicated f thei'.. l

general operation 'of the machine'- to which T155..

4is ('oin'ieeteil. as shown in l"i, rs. l

United States said prior application and i ol' Deeeinher 4piv'otallyeohneeted to the ,l'ront arin ot' the,l

ere' and supports a pair ol" Pgrippers and means t'or elosingiinrlopeniugrthe erippers. .The grippei's hai' is press-eil inwardly towardthe head ofthe ina'eliine hy springs XM" mounted in the traine. as shownin Fie. 7. and said grippers are inoved in' the opposite direction hy ahar B22 having' eoinieetion, through a. slide S18 and pinion F412 andtoothed lever 802. see dotted lines 'in/Fig. 7. with a rain 804- on theniaiiishaft. l) olE tlie niaehine. Through these eonneelions with saidcani the har 1522 is retraeteil at the proper tinies in the operation ofthe niael'iine to pei-init the springs XM" to niove theA grippersinwardly over the last tiottoin. i\n arni 62 is pivotally sustainedllroni a lnaeket L* on the traine and 'onstitutes in thisl einhodin'ientof the invent ion theeart'ier :for the. tack hloek (55 and the wiper(it). "lhe'arni (S2 and t,'\vith the slide 81S., whereliy -it is4actuated in-l .wardly over the shoe liottoniiis theI `rrippers aremoved inwardly. 'llie tziek liloelf is seeured to the arni (i2, hy theeross holt 'tti-L as shown in liigs. Band 5, and sup'ports'tzlie tael(holder 67, to -whieh tacks are delivered hy the raeeway section 586 andfroin which vthey are driven hy the driver (S14 guided 'in the carrierarm (i2. An edge gage 72 tor limiting the inward movementl of the.eurrier arm is Secured tio the tael( liloelc hy a holt (i8, anarrowspaee hloelcl 75 heilig interposed between the gage and the tai-khloeli. '.lhe Wiper (5t) is inounted iliterniediat'e the edge gage andthe. tiielf'hloclc to extend under the ta'ek hloek and tack holder,lroni whiehflat- 'tenthe taeksare. driven through an opening 64 in theWiper.l '.llieI wiper has a reetangu lar opening titi to enable it to tzover the.- spiie'e block 75, h y which itispgutded, in its movements..lhe wiper is`arra'nged in -arcordanee with thisinvention to -n'iove verftieall'yfor adapting iti to -i'aruiitionsin the -altitznde of thewol-'lc eiig'agrvei'l hy it, and as v herein shown is arranged to tiltor roek 'loiw moving itszforward or :ii-ting end up and Vdown. .For thispurpose the spaeehetwee-n the edge gage and the lower face o-'the .lark

block, vin whit-'ih the wiper` is toen-tod, is ot' greater thieloiessthan is-the wiper, so that the wiper niay inove vertically the-rein.-'.lhe

upper wall of" this spare is--lornied with a uleruin pointy)5 seeparticularly Figs. ft and (i, about which thel wiper roeks, a-,nd ,the-'wiper is yieldingly held tilted with its'i'orward end normally in itslowestl position, as shown in Itigs. 1, .3, and t), hyfa, yieldingrelement. whieli is herein shown as an npwardly spring-pressed plungerT-la'i'ting on thil lower t'ai'e ol the wiper -near its rear end. 'l`lieplunger is shown as provided on its lower enit with a-eross liar 7T. oliwhich is niounted an 'ai'itit'rietion roll Th. 'l`he plunger Tl isniounted in a -guidei'vay i'n the real-,side ot' theearri'er :irni ttiand is yield-` ingfl'i' upheld hy an inelos'ed s|fnfin 5"Tti,' whiilirests at its lower enil'alg'i '-ii'ist'a lixed -st-op Tt); 'l`lietension o'l the spring" n iiiy l'ie, regulated hy aul adjusting' sere-n"s. The"i'ipw:i'iilt-n'ioyeliieiit o'l the plunger is liin'iteil hyengage nient, o'tI a shoulder on thrfpluii-fl'ei" (isee Fig. 'Il with'the towel' lari- Hl oi' 'thoguiilewaj in whieh the plungei"l is'fou-tained; The. 4l'oi'wai'd -or :ir'ting end o'lI the 'wiper isprefei'ahl)y .rounded or uptui'neil'. `as shown-at: (il, to eiiahle itto 'ride up the side anderer the hottoni ol the shoe :is it w-'ipes-.theu'pper over the edge. ot' the last.` rl`he springfpresseilplunger aetingon' the rear end ot the wiper holilsrt'lie t'orwaril" end norniullytilted downwardly to its lowest limiti-'oll t and: 9. 'lhisronstifurtion ai'iil' arrai'igenient. ol" the wiper allowsi'or-igonsiilerahle variation 'in the alti-tuile ot thi-"portion ol' theshoe hottoin engljiigredliy .L t-lms adai'iling .the wiper to am' insuhst'iiritially iin'it'orin i-nanner upon shoes inadeon lastsiolititl'erent l'orniat ion-T .their noitoin tintes so that. thetoeportions, herein 'shown :is engaged 'hy theV wiper, oerupydill'eitent altitudes willi relation t'o -the lgole-rest 210.-, Thisineansl t`or 'mounting .the wiper also-provides-thatf the wiper shall'iii-t willi vie-liliile ilowi-iwardp'ressui'e -upon the, upper as it'tori-es it ii'ito oxern'orked position. lt is to lie-'olisei'veilhonjever'tli'ut, this pressure Ainay lieeoinesuhstantiallypi'isif tireduring the last part o l'.the adyanee ol" the wiper over theiiinirsole-il' the forward end ol' the wiper is i-oel eil=fl'arenough-.tor

ino

as in Fig'. it.

,its upper endltl-ierehy earlzvifirL4 the wipe` 'slightlydoivrinz'trilly with relation toV thi phiiie ol' the shoe lio'tloin asthe-wiper more,

inwardly over. the-,ufppi-ir. '-l`his rauses the '-120 wiper to hear-with ,iiie-reasiiiy; pressufle upon the upper as it idrzri'iresintolinal position t'iliixliolilni the upper a l'ter the grippers areopened.

'lhe o ienine- (t6/in the wi )er is lonfer` as herein sli-own.' than'+he sparing hloelt 75,

'whei'eliy the wipei.' is l-iei-'initted to ha ve. lon- ,e'itndinalsliding; nioveinent. with ri-ilaiiion to n r 4 l said hloek and theearrler.- the side Wallsl of the opening tt'i and the adjamint; faces ofthe-bleek 75 guide the wiper in its movements and he end walls of theopening limit',V the longitudinal movements of the.

wiper by their enga ement. with the end faces of the block. T e lwiperiaiyeldingly held in its most advanced position so that it acts withspring pressure for forcing the the astening tack isinserted and theopening of the grippers is automatically effected I -bythe en gagementofthe tack carrier arm,

or a part movable with said arm, withthe latch 88 on the gri lper bar,which is theteby tripped. fori'in oc innthe grip ersto permit thfem toopen. y suitab h tion o gri pers may be employed avin'g revision.fhrfbeing thus unlockedsuch or example, as the gri pers ,shown in saidprior Letters Patent.' y reason ofthefact that the grippers are opened;automatically by the movement of the arfn 62' itA is .im-

portant that the wiper be brought into holding enga ement .with theuipper vbefore the arm reac es position to tri the latch 88.

VAls-.the grippers often' move inwardl but a short distancefromv theedge.of the astl be'- cause 'the uppers are sometimes Ysmall for the lastupon which .they are used or are' especially inelastic, I have rovidedVthat the wiper shall precede the tac block-igteholding engagement withthe i1 perpntlie edge and bottomA of the last. en"'if;th'e resistanceito further movement ofthe wiper is greater than the tension of the.yieldin element which holds the wiper position, the .wiper may yieldwth relatfion to' thetaclrlblock as the atter a vances or'trip in t e irs an ositioning the'tacE ai thegd-egiprd dista, from the-edge oftheshoe. The distance Vwhich the tack block is moved over the' shoe `bottomisdetermincd by the adjustable edge gage 72, andif desired the distancewhich lthewipei' may yield backwardly with r/ela- I tiontol thetackblock may be so related to the s distance which` the tack block movesover the'upper as to insure 'a final positive iidvance of '.-thewiperafter the grip ers have beeniopened. The conformation o theinnci'sole may cause the advance of the wiper `to 'be arrested, as inGoodyear or other shoes in which the inner sole isrovided with va ribvor .shoulder against w ich the marginal portion of the'upper ispositioned in' the opera-tion of -tting the up rV 4 nFigs. 4 and 6 Ihave shown wiper has vforced-theupper material aga-inste construc-' inadvance .To this end the rear backwardly permanently' vfastening it yitethe the rib or shoulder of the innersole and just before the grippersare opened. Fig` 6 shows the relative positions of the parts -when thecarrier has completed .its advance for presenty ing the tack in positionto be driveii throu h the upper at the angle of union between t ribandfeather edge of the innersole. `By

ribV of the innersole, while the .carrier and .Vel

tack holder have advanced.. 'Ihis iS-an important characteristicv of thepresent construction because, for the 4best resultsinfjtvting upperstothis class of shoes, the wiper should be allowed to stop when it hasforced advanced farther the upper vwoul' not so well-"positioned and therib .or-shoulder would be liable to be crushed or :otherwise injured ,soas to interfere withy the subse- -the upper against therib or shoulderinto: position to be secured. If the wi er were ment which the wiper is4arranged tohave ample` to avoid danger of the wipe'rwith relationv tothe`tackblock-'must L4be' Vforced over the rib or shoulder. The' extent ofthisrelative movement of the wipery and tack block may be varied byusing spacing blocks 75 of di-iferentlengths.

In accordance with one of the'features of this invention the upwardtiltingzofv the wiper and the backward sliding-movement of the wiperwith relation to its carrier are both resisted by the same. yielding,means. ortion of t ewiper is formed with an inchnefc for engagement4 lwith the roll 78 o n the lower end of the .ar-1

spring-'pressed plunger .74. By .y 4 rangement the wiper may -movelrearwardly with relation toits carrier onlylby pulling down the unger.In addition tol its-s imlicit an :compactness this j'construction `as te advantage that as th wiper yields backwardly vwithrelation toitscarrier its' actin end is automatically pressed 'downwvatdj upontherupper withv increasing" ferr-e for'holding theV upper againstslipping back. parts to the wiper its `maxiinum holding' power at thetime when the wiper is de' pended uponv for holding the upperfafterfl'ov the gri pers have released it. A'comparlf This is important in 'that'it im-.

son of igsl`4 and 6 will showvthe effect-of upon the w'ork.

In the use of this final downward pressure of the wiperv i upon theupper and are' lifte by' the .lever the machine above described' theshoe is properly presented against thegl sole-restSO, as.. shown in Fig.''fandwlienf" v the lmachine is startedthegripprs` close]kv 154 forpulling the'upper about' the. last.f

During this movement the grippers andalso "(1.30

the edge of the last, means for supporting ythe last unyieldingly 4tothe action of the wipers, and yielding means for holdlng the 4over alast, the combination witi a gripper,

a wiper coperating with the gripper in the overworking operation, and acarrier forthe wiper, of yielding means for pressing the wiper towardthe 'last bottom, means for supporting the last unyieldingly against theaction of the Wiper and automatically operating means for actuating thewiper inwardly,` over the last bottom.

9. In a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination with acarrier,

of aI wiper mounted thereon for tilting movement abput a fulcrum locatedbetween its end portions to allow variation of the altitude of the wiperwith rela-tion to the bottom of the last, means for automaticallyoperating the wiper, means for unyieldingly supporting the last againstthe. action of the wiper, and means for holding the forward end of thewiper normally in its lowest position.

10. In amachine :for working v.anv upper Aover a last, the combinationwith a tilting wiper, and automatically operating means for, actuatingthe wiper over the shoe bottom, of a carrier on which the wiper has asliding fulcrum, and yielding means for normaly tilting the forward endof the wiper downwardly.

11. InA a machine'for working an upper over' a last, the combinationwith a carrier, of means movably mounted on the carrier lfor tilting andendwise movement therein* for wiping the upper over the bottom of thelastl` automatic means for` actuating the wiper, and other means foryieldingly holding said-wiperin normal position with relation to 'thecarrier.

12; Ina machine for working an upper overa last, the Vcombination with acarrler and a'wiper mounted thereon, ofcoperating facesk on said carrierand -wiper arranged to permit the wiper to ltilt, yielding means' forholding the `wi er'normally in angular relation to the p ane of4 thelast betteln, and means for actuating the' wiper over the last bottom'.

13` In a machine' for working an upper.

over a last, tliecombination with means vfor positioning theflast, of acarrier, and a wiper 'mounted thereon for forcing the upper over thelast bottom.l said wiper being ,arranged'lfor vertical 'tilting andendwise slidingmovenlent with relation to its carrier tonda t itself tothe position of the portion of t 1e last bottom enga-ged by it.e

14.1 11 a machine for working an upper over a last, the combinationvwith a carrier and a wiper arranged thereon to workthe 15. In a machinelfor working an upperover a last, the combination with a chlrrier, of awiper movably mounted thereon and provided with an inclined face, andyielding means for eng'f'agingI said inclined face to hold the wiper innormal position and with relation to which it is lmovable to vary the-pressure of'the wiper upon the Work.

16. In a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination witha wiper and means Afor moving said Wiper over the last bottom, of ayielding member whereby ,movement of the wiper 1s yieldingly effected,said member also opera-ting `for pressing then-'iper'yieldingly toward`the bottom of the last-.

17. In a machine for yworking 'an upper i over avlast, the combina-tionwith a carrier .and a `wiper mounted thereon for'tilting andlongitudinal movement, of a. single yielding means for resisting saidtilting and also longitudinal movements.

18'. In a machine for Working an upper overl a last, the combinationwith a carrier and a wiper mounted thereon fo'r longitudinal and tiltingmovements, of a yielding element adapted to coperate with a suitablylformed face on the wiper for yield- Vin gly resisting Iboth saidmovementsof the wiper. y

19.` In a machine for working, an upper over a last, the combinationwith a carrler,`

of al wiper` mounted on the carrierlfor longitudinal and tiltingmovement, and means for actuatlng the wiper and carrier over the lastbottom, said niachine hating provisionfor causing the wiper to beypressed downwardly toward the'i' worlgwith' increasing,

force as it is caused to yield backwardly.

20. In a machine' for .working an upper over a last the combinationwithV afwiperj, of means for actuating the Wiper inwardly over the lastbot-toni and-downwardly toward the last b ottom, said actuating 'meanshavcrease 'the downward movement.

21. VIn amachine for worlung an upper 'over a'last, the combination witha tack ca-rrierand a. wiper movably rmounted thereon for forcing theupper downwardly' and inwardly into position to be secured, of yieldingmeans for holding the wiper in'normal, position with relation to thecarrier, said .i ing131o\isionfor permitting the inward. movement to bearrested and thereby -iiiyielding means heine' adapted to permit themovement ot the wiper eiidwise to he arrested while the inoi'enieiit ot'the taek ear- `rier is eontiniied aint to ineroase the downw'iirdpressure during lsiieh endwise lvieldingr. "D ln a'niaehine torii'orkingan upper overa last. the eoinhination with a t'aek eiii'- rieriiioi'ahle over the last hottom toward andA 'from position t'orpresenting a taek to seeiiijl the iippei'` ot' a wiper arranged for'eiidwise nio-vement' with the lark earrier to foree the'iiipper intoposition to he seeiired vthe last hot'toiri 'to position a taek forseein'- ingr the iipper. otl a wiper pivotally mounted o'n the taekearrier-'t'or pressing the. upper iiito'position to he seeiired, andmeans tor automatically increasing the downward pressii-reef the. wiperiipoii thework durinpr the .ad'vanee of the tii'ek earrler.

Tn a machine for workii'ipr 'an upper over a last;` the combination witha ta'ek eariier and means'ffor actuatingr the earrierover the lastbottoni to position a tack forlseeilrin, ir the upper` of'a wipermovable with relation to the tack earrier` and yielding,r means forcaiisiing"thev wiper to he advanced over *th'eworzk with; the taekcarrier and eaiisinpr tlie'. pressure ofthe wiper iiponthe 'work to 'heaiitoinatieally"increased as the taek earrier'is advanced. A'

25. ln; a machine for workingr an lupper over a last, theet'iiiihination with a carrier a and a wiper mounted thereon, of meansfor se y provision for positively aet'iiatiii,j

aetiiating the earrier over the last bottoni and yielding-miams forcausing: the wiper to ino-'ve with the earrien said ma( in e having thewiper )ortion of with the carrier*duringl the last the movement of theearrier.

26. lli a machine t'or working an upper over a last. the eoinliinationwith gripl'iers provided with a lateh adapted to he operated for causingthe grippers to release the upper, of a wiper. a carrier iipoii whichthe wiper is movahlvmounted, and means for actuating the earrier andwiper together over the last. for forcingr the upper into position to hesecured and t'or aetnating the carrier with relation to the wiper'forengaging and operating the lateh to' imloek the grippers.

27. ln a. machine for wforkinp an upper over a last, the eonihinationwith grrippers and a la't'eh adapted to he operatzed for eaiising.; thegrippers to release the Lipper, of a tac-k eari'ier movahle over thelast bottoindfor operatingY the hiteh and positioning a seein'- iiig'taelc, ot' a wiper and a Ivielding connection hetween the earrier ainlwiper whereby the wiper ma \y move with the earrier to 'press the upperinto position to he seein-ed and then the earrier may move t'artlier,relati\'e| i' to the wiper. t'or operating the latch and po.--itioiiin,the seeiiliiig taek.

In a maehine t`or working an upper over a hist. the eon'ihination with Igrippers and a Iateh therefor. ot' a wipe' anda earrier on whieh thewiper is niovahly moinitied, and means to aetiiate the earrier formoviii, r the wiper over the upper on the last. hott'oni'and thereafteractuating the carrier relatively to the wiper for operating the lateh toeaiise the grippers to release the upper.

E251. In a maehine 'for working an upper over a lastpthe eomhinationwith a taek earriei` ot a wiper mounted upon the under side ot' the taekearrier tor movement suh- .stantialli' iii'lhe plane of its wipiirarsurface and provided with an elongated opening lthrough whieh the ineke`may he driven in different positions of the wiper with relation to thetack carrier.

30, ln a machine for working an upper over a last, the combination withgrippers, means for actuating the grippers for stretching the upper,moans for Iif/ieldingly actuat-` ing the grippers to draw the upper overthe last bottom, and a latch to be operated for eaiising the grippers torelease the upper, of a taek carrier 'movable over the lastJ bot,- tomfor operating the lateh and positioning a taek, anda wiper mounted 'onthe tack car- 'rier for movement yieldlngly endivlse therewith andnormally extending in advance of `the carrier for engagement, with-theupper 'before the lateh is operated to cause the grippers to release theupper.

ln a machine for working an upper over a last, the,- eombination with acarrier and a wiper mounted thereon for tilting en.l

movement, of means for ac tnat-ing't-he Wiper over the last, and meansfor yieldingly press ingr the wiper downwardly toward the last duringr aportion of its movement over the last, said niaehine having provisionfor rigidly pressing the wiper toward the last duringr the latter part;of said movement.

32, Tn a machine adapted to work an i1pner over a shouldered innersoleonl a last bottoni, the combination with a wiper and means for movingthe wiper endwise over the shoe hottoin with a downward pressure, saidmeans having provision for permittin the niovement ofthe wiper to bearrest when the upper engages the shoulder of 'the nnersole and eaiisingthe downward preS- sure to he increased.

33. Tn a machine adapted to work an up-A 'i per over u shoiilderedinnersole'on a last izo bottom, the combination with a carrier, meansfor actuating the carrier in a plane approximately .parallel with theshoe bottom, and a wiper mounted on the carrier and movablj7 connectedthereto to permit its in- Ward movement to be arrested by the resistanceoffered by the shoulder of the innersple, and means for automaticallyactuating the wiped downwardly when its inward lmovement 1s arrested.

34. In a machine for working an upper over a last, thc combination witha carrier and a wiper mounted thereon for tilting and longitudinallmovement, of yielding means for resisting saidA longitudinal movement.constructed and arranged to increase the `tilting movement as thelongitudinal move- -ment `is resisted.

35. In a machine adapted to work an upper over a shouldered innersole ona last bottom, 'the combination with a wiper and automatic operatingmeans constructed and arranged to actuate the wiper inwardly over theshoe bottom and to increase the down-A ward lpressure of the wiper uponthe upper fa'fter the wiper reaches the shoulder.

1 26.I In a ma vhine adapted to `work an upper over a shoulderedinnersole on a last `bottom, the combination with a wiper andautomaticoperating 'means constructed and arranged to actuate the Wiper inwardlyover theshoe bottom and to`apply force for depressing the advance edgeof thel wiper to press the upper into the angle between the shoulder andfeather of the innersole when the wiper has wiped the upper against theshoulder.

37. AIn a. machine adapted to work an upper over a shouldered innersoleon a last bottomfthe combina-tion with a wiper and operating-means toadvance the wiper over the work and then to tilt the leading edge of thewiper downwardly to press the upper into the angle between the shoulderand the feather of thev sole. r

38. In a machine adapted to'work an upautomatically to increase thepressure of the wiper downwardly upon the `work. y i

40.' In a machine of the class described the combination with a wiperhaving its leading edge face inclined upwardly and inwardly tofacilitate wiping movement, over the edge of the shoe, and means foradvancing the wiper andthen applying force in the direction to depressthe leading edge of the wiper upon 'the shoe bottom.

41;'In' a machine for working an upper over a last the combination witha tack carrier and means for actuating the carrier over the last bottomto position a'tack for securing the upper, 'of a wiper under thecarrier, and actuating means acting to apply" downward pressurethroughthe portion ofn the wiper overlying the shoe bottom before thetack is driven.v y 1 4:2; In a machine fo'r working an upper over a lastthe combination with a tack carrier'and means for actua-ting the carrierover thelast bottom to position a tack for-securing the` upper, of awiperrunder thearrier, and connected l.mechanism I,to Aadvance. the

carrier and the wiper over A the shoe bottomand thenl wiper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of depress the leadingl portion of lthe `two subscribingwitnesses.

RONALD r. MCFEELY.. Witnesses: 1 y l 'ELIrI-IALET A. 'I`RrPP,

ARTI-mn L. RUSSELL.

